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[quote=Anonymous]APPENDIX: DEI ASSESSMENT EXAMPLES
DEI activities may, for example, include efforts to advance equitable access to education, public service, inclusive 
teaching practices, or research in a scholar’s area of expertise that highlights inequalities. Starting in 2021 faculty will 
report their DEI contributions in each of the primary areas of the faculty annual report: teaching, advising, publications 
and presentation, research and grants, service, consulting, honors and awards. Recognizing that these contributions can 
take a variety of forms in different fields, departments need to develop discipline-appropriate expectations in each 
category. 
Text adapted from the Psychology Department: These may include, but not limited to, contributing to the Department 
and DDEI initiatives (attending town halls, serving on committees that advance diversity, equity, and inclusion, 
supporting the Diversifying Psychology Visit Day, supporting the Diversifying Scholarship Conference, recruiting or 
supporting recruitment efforts of underrepresented minority students); outreach activities with underrepresented 
minority students such as mentoring (e.g., participating in the Leadership Alliance Program) or presenting at events in 
the community; intentional efforts to facilitate inclusion in the classroom environment, with particular attention to 
students who hold marginalized identities; acting on course evaluation comments related to classroom environment in 
an effort to enhance inclusivity; designing courses that cultivate inclusion; attending trainings or workshops about 
enhancing diversity, inclusion, and equity in the academy (including a focus on teaching and classroom settings); 
creating/employing syllabi that highlight the research of scholars from underrepresented groups, incorporate 
multicultural perspectives and content, or foster critical thinking about issues of diversity, inclusion, and equity; 
supporting efforts to recruit and retain underrepresented graduate students and faculty; bringing in outside speakers for 
lunch talks or colloquium to advance discussions of diversity, equity and inclusion; community activism to advance 
diversity, equity, and inclusion; being a role model as a member of an underrepresented group. This list is by no means 
exhaustive; these examples are included to highlight that we believe DEI engagement should be defined broadly. Our 
goal is to ensure this important work, which is often invisible, is both recognized and shared across the department.
Additional examples include
• Teaching - use of inclusive teaching practices and materials that allow all students to see their demographic 
group positively represented in the coursework. Positive response to DEI questions on student evaluations or 
other departmental methods to evaluate teaching. Engaged in work to decrease any performance or experience 
gaps in the classroom. 
• Advising - list of advisees includes a diverse group of students, especially those underrepresented in the field. 
Students respond positively when interactions/advising is evaluated, differences are not seen among
demographic groups. 
• Publications and presentation - If applicable, not only the work that is presented but the venues to ensure 
material is accessible to diverse audiences, especially those impacted by work. 
• Research and grants - If applicable, actively seeks to ensure DEI broadly defined is embedded in 
research/scholarship practices- methods, results, etc. Grants include DEI and broader impacts contributions. 
• Service - Leadership on DEI committees and initiatives; worked to embed DEI in service activities outside of 
those identified as DEI service; new and/or sustained outreach to marginalized communities.
• Consulting - collaborated with diverse groups or provided professional services to groups marginalized in your 
field. 
• Honors and awards - If applicable, was nominated for or received awards based on DEI work and contributions.[/quote]

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